draw parallels between

idiom

: to indicate ways in which two distinct things are similar
The essay draws parallels between the lives of the two presidents.

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In his announcement of the latest strikes, Hegseth also continued to draw parallels between the military’s actions against drug trafficking and the war on terrorism following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 Several viewers were quick to draw parallels between the two ads in the comments section of Gap's one. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Apples to oranges between 1992 and now ‒ so far Republicans have begun to draw parallels between the current unrest in Los Angeles and the Rodney King riots in 1992 – comparisons Young said are completely unfounded. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 June 2025 Echoing images and phrases invite us to draw parallels between the autobiographical and the invented, between life as lived and life as artistic sublimation. Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for draw parallels between

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